“Honey,” at the breakfast table, a woman said to her husband, “last night, I dreamt that you gave me a necklace of pearls. What do you think it means?” Smiling, the man kissed his wife and whispered, “You’ll know tonight.” Sure enough, that evening, he came home with a small package beautifully wrapped. With a […]
His name was Fleming and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, […]
A man feared his wife wasn’t hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor to discuss the problem. The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give […]
There comes a point in our lives when we need to pause and redefine who we have become. This is perhaps one of the toughest challenges that we will have to face — after all, it involves observing, changing and reshaping ourselves. There might not be such a thing as a “life expert” that can […]
By the time the Lord made mothers, He was into the sixth day working overtime. An Angel appeared and said “Why are you spending so much time on this one?” And the Lord answered and said, “Have you read the specification sheet on her? She has to have 200 movable parts; run on black coffee and leftovers; […]
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump out of the pit with […]
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had […]
A man started to break up the earth with a spade. A fool came and shouted at him, “Why are you ruining the soil?” “You idiot!” the man shouted back. “Go away and don’t bother me!” Understand the difference between destruction and constructive destruction. How could this soil become a rose garden or wheat […]
A woman lost her young son; just a few days before her husband had died. Kissa Goutami was her name and now her only son had died. She was in great despair, naturally the child was her only hope. Buddha was staying in the town. People said, “Don’t weep. Why don’t you take the child […]
Think you have problems? Then read this and watch ‘your problems’ fade into insignificance. “Complain and remain or praise and be raised.” — Joyce Meyer This amazing man speaks of his love for God and his ability to enjoy life! This story is truly amazing. Though born without arms and legs, Nick Vujicic […]
